Purple vest

I think it was late Spring, or maybe early summer, since the midges were in brutal force, trying to eat us alive, as they do, a friend took me to a friend’s house so that we could help to make an herbal garden. There was one other herbalist staying there, and she was wearing an hand knitted vest that I really, really liked, she said it was the Hiker’s waist coat.

In the summer of 2014 we went to Skye, we were tight on space and weight as we traveled by train on bikes, however I still managed to find a wee space for a few grams of yarn purchased in this shop, I bought enough for a vest.

I’m wearing this vest daily, which means that I was right in knitting a vest, it’s that extra warmth without the bulk of sleeves, but I don’t really like the fit.

First, it’s too long and too large, I had to go a size bigger than usual because of my bust, and didn’t compensate on the height, the arms hole, too is very big, all in all not a very flattering.

A couple of months ago I finished a cardigan that I don’t wear much either because it’s too big. It’s not that I care that much about what I wear, I think it’s more important to know how it was made, but when you’re spending so much time and money knitting something, versus trying it on, I want to make something that I feel really good in (instead of just proud because I made it) and will want to wear for a very long time.

With that in mind I remembered this blog post, and I’m currently listening to this podcast, half an hour in and I have learnt so much! Next in the line is this episode, actually, the next few days I’ll be listening to all of them , and because I want to knit a sweater that I will truly want to wear, in preparation, last knit I ordered this book.